A case report: Characteristic plain radiographic findings of a displaced abomasum in a heifer
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Published:2021-11-29
Issue:No. 1
Volume:67
Page:46-50
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ISSN:0375-8427
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Container-title:Veterinární Medicína
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language:
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Short-container-title:Veterinarni Medicina
Author:
Kazama K,Onda K,Arai S,Shinozuka Y,Kawai K,Kaneko K,Kondo T,Yamada K
Abstract
A 9-month-old Holstein heifer with a history of severely poor growth presented with diarrhoea. On physical examination, a metallic pinging sound was heard on the simultaneous percussion and auscultation of the left trunk. On the cranial abdominal radiography, the contour of a gas-filled balloon-like abomasum wall was delineated, which elevated to the dorsal abdomen. Radiopaque sand at the bottom of the abomasum had been pulled up caudodorsally by the gas-filled abomasum. After surgery, the gas-filled balloon-like appearance of the abomasum wall disappeared and the radiopaque sand was located in the normal position. To our knowledge, no reports on a displaced abomasum on plain radiographs are available. The radiographic findings described herein are characteristic imaging findings of a displaced abomasum. Abdominal radiography could be a new option as an auxiliary diagnostic approach for a displaced abomasum.
Publisher
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Subject
General Veterinary
Cited by
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